underscore

1. V-T If something such as an action or an event underscores another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. 突出顯示; 強(qiáng)調(diào)[美國英語]

The Labour Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery. 勞工部的數(shù)字突出顯示了經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的不穩(wěn)定。

2. V-T If you underscore something such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance. 在…下面劃線[美國英語]

He heavily underscored his note to Shelley. 他在寫給謝利的短箋下重重地劃了線。